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Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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Country | Sweden | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2002 | |||
Selection date(s) | Heats 19 January 2002 26 January 2002 2 February 2002 9 February 2002 Winner's Choice 22 February 2002 Final 1 March 2002 | |||
Selected entrant | Afro-dite | |||
Selected song | " Never Let It Go" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Marcos Ubeda | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 8th, 72 points | |||
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Sweden was represented by Afro-dite in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song " Never Let It Go".
Sweden's pre-selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2002, Melodifestivalen 2002 was held on 1 March 2002. For the first time in the history of the competition, four heats were held around the country in various arenas around Sweden. A "second chance" round was also held. In total, 32 songs competed this year, compared to 10 the previous years. For the first time, songs could be sung in a language other than Swedish. Hosted by Kristin Kaspersen and Claes Åkeson, the final was won by Afro-dite after the disco group won both the televoting and jury voting. The song they performed was written by Marcos Ubeda and called " Never Let It Go".
The final took place on 1 March 2002 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm.
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Afro-dite | " Never Let It Go" | 116 | 132 | 248 | 1 |
2 | Brandsta City Släckers | " Kom och ta mig" | 0 | 88 | 88 | 5 |
3 | Javiera | "No hay nada más" | 71 | 0 | 71 | 6 |
4 | Barbados | " Världen utanför" | 46 | 44 | 90 | 4 |
5 | Hanna and Lina | "Big Time Party" | 43 | 0 | 43 | 9 |
6 | Östen med Resten | " Hon kommer med solsken" | 11 | 22 | 33 | 10 |
7 | Friends | "The One That You Need" | 46 | 0 | 46 | 8 |
8 | Kikki, Bettan and Lotta | " Vem é dé du vill ha" | 34 | 66 | 100 | 3 |
9 | Jan Johansen | " Sista andetaget" | 54 | 11 | 65 | 7 |
10 | Méndez | "Adrenaline" | 52 | 110 | 162 | 2 |
At the contest Afro-dite were drawn to sing in 12th position, just before the interval. They eventually finished in 8th position (out of 24) with 72 points, receiving a maximum 12 points from Bosnia-Herzegovina. [1]
The representative for the host country, Estonia, Sahlene, was Swedish. She finished 3rd, and got 12 points from Sweden.
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